Digital image processing apparatus and method for simultaneously displaying input image and setting information on display screen

ABSTRACT

A digital image processing apparatus, which displays a setting item designated by a user together with a setting status of a setting value for the setting item to allow the user to efficiently set items necessary for photographing and/or other operations, and a control method for the apparatus. The apparatus includes: a body; and a display unit on the body where setting information is displayed, wherein a display screen displayed on the display unit includes: a selection region where at least one setting item is displayed; and an adjustment region where a currently set current setting value is displayed together with candidate setting values that can be set for at least one of the at least one setting item.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION

This application claims the priority benefit of Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2010-0115761, filed on Nov. 19, 2010, in the KoreanIntellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Invention

Embodiments relate to a digital image processing apparatus and a methodof controlling the apparatus, and more particularly, to a digital imageprocessing apparatus, which displays a setting status necessary for anoperation of capturing an image and/or for other operations on a displaydevice to facilitate user's manipulation, and a method of controllingthe apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, a digital image processing apparatus includes any apparatuswhich receives or processes an image or uses an image recognitionsensor, such as a film camera, a digital camera, a personal digitalassistant (PDA), a phone camera, a personal computer (PC) camera, etc.

In particular, the digital image processing apparatus may receive animage through an imaging device, process the image input with a digitalsignal processor, compress the processed image to generate an imagefile, and store the image file in a storage medium.

The digital image processing apparatus may also display the image inputthrough the imaging device or an image from the image file stored in thestorage medium on a display device such as a liquid crystal display(LCD) to allow a user to view the displayed image.

SUMMARY

Embodiments include a digital image processing apparatus, which displaysa setting item designated together with a setting status of a settingvalue for the setting item to allow the user to efficiently set itemsnecessary for photographing and/or other operations, and a controlmethod for the apparatus.

According to an embodiment, there is provided a digital image processingapparatus. The apparatus includes a body and a display unit on the bodywhere setting information is displayed, wherein a display screendisplayed on the display unit may include: a selection region where atleast one setting item is displayed; and an adjustment region where acurrently set current setting value is displayed together with candidatesetting values that can be set for at least one of the at least onesetting item.

A selection bar may be displayed on the selection region and theselection bar may include the at least one setting item in a sequenceaccording to a set display order.

An adjustment bar may be displayed on the adjustment region and theadjustment bar may include the currently set current setting value andthe candidate setting values for a selection item designated by defaultor selected from among the at least one setting item disposed in asequence.

Candidate items that are displayed on the selection bar may bedesignated, and a predetermined number of display items from among thecandidate items may be displayed on the selection bar.

The selection item may be displayed differently from other displayitems.

When a number of display items is less than a number of the candidateitems, a configuration of the display items may change with a change inthe selection item.

The at least one setting item and a current setting value for the atleast one setting item may be displayed together on the selection bar.

A setting range of candidate setting values that can be set for theselection item may be displayed according to a set order and the currentsetting value may also be displayed together with the setting range onthe adjustment bar.

The setting range may be displayed as at least one of an image and acharacter on the adjustment bar, and a lower limit, an upper limit, anda current setting value of the setting range may be displayed ascharacters.

The setting range may be displayed in the shape of at least one of agraduated ruler and a bar graph on the adjustment bar.

The setting range of candidate setting values that can be set for theselection item may be displayed on the adjustment bar, such that thecandidate setting values are consecutively displayed according to amagnitude thereof.

The apparatus may further include a lens module mounted on the body,wherein a selection unit for selecting a selection item to be set fromamong setting items is in at least one of the body and the lens module,and an adjustment unit for adjusting a setting value for the selectionitem by manipulation of the adjustment unit is in the lens module.

The selection unit may be at least one of a button, a sliding switch,and a rotation selector switch.

The selection unit may be a selection ring installed in a lens barrel,and the selection ring may be adapted to be at least one of rotated withrespect to the lens barrel and slid in a longitudinal direction of thelens barrel.

The adjustment unit may be an adjustment ring installed in a lensbarrel.

The adjustment ring may be at least one of a focus adjust ring foradjusting focus by manipulation thereof, a zoom adjust ring foradjusting zoom by manipulation thereof, and an aperture adjust ring foradjusting an aperture by manipulation thereof.

The lens module may be detachable from the body.

By at least one of a selection of a menu setting and a designatedbutton, the selection bar may be displayed on the selection region, andthe adjustment bar may be displayed on the adjustment region.

When the selection unit operates, a selection bar may be displayed onthe selection region, and an adjustment bar may be displayed on theadjustment region.

When the adjustment unit operates during an on-state of a set function,a selection bar may be displayed on the selection region, and anadjustment bar may be displayed on the adjustment region.

The selection bar may be displayed on the selection region such that thedisplay items are placed according to a set order between a left of thedisplay unit and a right of the display unit, and the adjustment bar maybe displayed on the adjustment region in parallel with the selectionbar.

The selection bar and the adjustment bar may be displayed in at leastone of an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the display unit.

The selection bar may be displayed on the selection region such thatdisplay items are placed according to a set order between an updirection of the display unit and a down direction of the display unit,and the adjustment bar may be displayed on the adjustment region inparallel with the selection bar.

The selection bar and the adjustment bar may be displayed in at leastone of a left end portion and a right end portion of the display unit.

The adjustment unit may be an adjustment ring installed in the lensbarrel, and the adjustment ring may be slid in a longitudinal directionof a lens barrel.

A setting value set by at least one of the at least one setting itemhaving a discontinuous setting value may be changed by a manipulationunit that is at least one of a button, a sliding switch, and a rotationselector switch.

A setting value set by at least one of the at least one setting itemhaving a continuous setting value may be changed by a ring-typemanipulation unit.

At least one of the selection region and the adjustment region may be ina blank region generated due to a difference in an aspect ratio betweenthe display unit and an image sensor of the display unit.

When a live view image is displayed on the display unit, currently setsetting information may be displayed on the blank region.

When a preset setting function is called, at least one of the selectionregion and the adjustment region may be displayed on the blank region.

The selection unit may be behind the adjustment unit with respect to thebody, and the selection region may be below the adjustment region on thedisplay unit.

The selection unit may be in front of the adjustment unit with respectto the body, and the selection region may be above the adjustment regionon the display unit.

When a setting value for the at least one setting item is changed, thechanged setting value may be reflected in real time during an operation.

The apparatus may further include an image input unit through which aninput image is inputted, wherein if a setting value for the at least onesetting item is changed, the input image is inputted based on thechanged setting value, and the input image is displayed as a live viewon the display unit.

When a setting value for one of the at least one setting item includingaperture, shutter speed, and exposure is changed, a setting value foranother setting item may also be changed in association with the changedsetting value.

According to another embodiment, there is provided a method ofcontrolling a digital image processing apparatus. The method includes:receiving an input image, displaying the input image on a display unit,displaying at least one setting item on a selection region which is atleast a region of the display unit, and displaying a currently setcurrent setting value and candidate setting values that can be set forat least one of the at least one setting item together on an adjustmentregion which is at least a region of the display unit.

A selection bar, where display items are in a sequence according to aset display order, may be displayed on the selection region, and anadjustment bar, where for a selection item designated by default orselected from among the display items, a currently set current settingvalue and candidate setting values that can be set are in a sequence,may be displayed on the adjustment region.

The setting items and current setting values for the respective settingitems may be displayed together on the selection bar.

A setting range of the candidate setting values that can be set for theselection item may be displayed on the adjustment bar, such that thecandidate setting values are consecutively displayed according to amagnitude thereof.

By at least one of a selection of a menu setting and a designatedbutton, the selection bar may be displayed on the selection region, andthe adjustment bar may be displayed on the adjustment region.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other features and advantages will become more apparent bydescribing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to theattached drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of a digital image processingapparatus according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the digital image processingapparatus shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a control apparatus included inthe digital image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 according to anembodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a method of manipulating a lens module separatedfrom a digital image processing apparatus, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a method of manipulating a lens module separatedfrom a digital image processing apparatus, according to anotherembodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram of a lens module separated from a digital imageprocessing apparatus, according to another embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a diagram of an embodiment of an i-Function (iFn) menudisplayed on a display panel of a digital image processing apparatus;

FIG. 8 is a diagram of another embodiment of the i-Function menudisplayed on a display panel of a digital image processing apparatus;

FIG. 9 is a diagram of an embodiment of a selection bar of thei-Function menu, which displayed in a blank region;

FIG. 10 is a diagram of an embodiment of a lower end portion of adisplay screen displayed on a display panel, which is used as aninformation display region;

FIG. 11 is a diagram of an embodiment of the i-Function menu in which aselection bar and an adjustment bar are disposed to respectivelycorrespond to positions of a selection button and an adjustment ring,according to an embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a diagram of an embodiment of the i-Function menu in whichthe selection bar and the adjustment bar are disposed to respectivelycorrespond to positions of a selection ring and an adjustment ring,according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 13 is a diagram of an embodiment of the i-Function menu disposed onthe right side of a display screen, according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front side of a digital imageprocessing apparatus, according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a viewshowing a rear side of the digital camera 10 shown in FIG. 1 accordingto an embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the digital image processing apparatus maybe a digital camera 10 that includes a body 10 a, and a lens module 100.

The body 10 a may be a main body of the digital camera 10, and mayinclude various components, which are necessary for operating thedigital camera 10 disposed on inner and/or outer sides of the body 10 a.

The lens module 100 may be mounted on the body 10 a. The lens module 100may be a replaceable lens module which is mounted removably from thebody 10 a. The lens module 100 may alternatively be a fixed lens ratherthan a replaceable lens. However, the lens module 100 is not limited tothe above examples.

The lens module 100 may include a lens barrel 100 a, an adjustment unit(or adjustment ring) 110, and a selection unit (or selection button)120. In the lens barrel 100 a, at least one lens may be installed tomove in an optical-axis direction. The adjustment ring 110 and/or theselection button 120 may be installed on or in the lens barrel 100 a.

In some embodiments, the adjustment unit 110 may be an adjustment ring110, which allows adjustment of a setting value of a selection itemselected by manipulating the adjustment unit. The adjustment ring 110may change or adjust a setting value of a particular setting item bybeing manipulated. The adjustment ring 110 may be mounted on or in thelens module 100 to allow a user to easily change and/or adjust a settingvalue.

In some embodiments, the selection unit 120 may be a selection button120 for selecting a selection item to be set from among a plurality ofsetting items. The selection button 120 may, by being manipulated, callan i-Function (iFn) menu or change a setting item to be set.

In the embodiment shown, both the adjustment ring 110 and the selectionbutton 120 are installed in the lens module 100. However, the adjustmentring 110 and/or the selection button 120 may also be installed on or inthe body 10 a, and are not limited to the foregoing example.

When the lens module 100 is a replaceable lens module, a focus, a zoom,and an aperture may be adjusted in the lens module 100; and therefore,the user often manipulates the lens module 100. A physical userinterface (PUI) or a separate manipulation ring for manipulating thefocus, the zoom, and the aperture may be used as a selection unit 120and/or an adjustment unit 110.

Accordingly, by using the selection unit 120 and/or the adjustment unit110, the user may easily perform a setting operation necessary for aphotographing operation of the camera 10 and/or other operations.

For the photographing operation of the digital camera 10 or othervarious operations, setting values of setting items may be set orchanged. Upon manipulation of the adjustment ring 110, a setting valueof a setting item designated to correspond to the manipulation may beset or changed.

The setting item set by the manipulation of the adjustment ring 110 maybe at least one of a photographing mode, white balance, exposurecorrection, flash radiation intensity adjustment, sensitivityadjustment, digital zoom, and focusing region change.

When a zoom ratio of digital zoom is designated as the setting item tobe set by manipulation of the adjustment ring 110, the angle of view maybe changed by using digital zoom, as in the case of a single-focus lens.

In the embodiment shown, the selection button 120 is used as theselection unit 120. However, the selection unit 120 may be at least oneof a button, a sliding switch, and a rotational selector switch, and isnot limited to the foregoing examples.

The setting item to be set may be changed by a selection operation ofthe selection unit 120. For example, setting items to be set bymanipulation of the adjustment ring 110 are designated and an orderthereof is designated, and a setting item to be set by manipulation ofthe adjustment ring 110 may be changed according to the number of timesthe selection unit 120 is selected.

The selection unit 120 may be a selection ring 120 a which is installedas a ring type device on the lens barrel 100 a. The selection ring 120 amay be rotated with respect to the lens barrel 100 a or may be slid in alongitudinal direction of the lens barrel 100 a.

In another embodiment, the selection unit 120 may be a rotationalselector switch of the same type as the mode dial 13 installed in thebody 10 a. In still another embodiment, the selection unit 120 may be amenu system displayed on a display device 15 (shown in FIG. 2) installedin the body 10 a.

The adjustment ring 110 may be installed as a ring type device whichencloses at least an outer part of the lens barrel 100 a, preferablydisposed around an outer circumferential surface of the lens barrel 100a. The adjustment ring 110 may be installed to be rotatable with respectto the lens barrel 100 a. In this case, the adjustment ring 110 may berotated with respect to the lens barrel 100 a. The adjustment ring 110may have a structure capable of rotating around a particular section orinfinitely.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the adjustment ring 110 a maybe installed so as to be slidable with respect to the lens barrel 100 ain the optical-axis direction of the lens. In this case, the adjustmentring 110 may be slid forward or backward in the optical-axis directionwith respect to the lens barrel 100 a.

However, embodiments are not limited to the foregoing examples, and theadjustment ring 110 a may be installed to be rotated and slid withrespect to the lens barrel 100 a. In such an embodiment, the adjustmentring 110 a can be rotated and/or slid with respect to the lens barrel100 a. As such, by allowing the adjustment ring 110 a to be manipulatedin various ways, user convenience in setting a setting value by usingthe adjustment ring 110 a can be improved.

In the digital camera 10, various types of lens module 100 as shown inFIGS. 4, 5, 6, 11, or 12 as well as the lens module 100 shown in FIG. 1may be replaced and mounted.

The lens module 100 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includesa single adjustment ring 110. The adjustment ring 110 may be an apertureadjustment ring for adjusting an aperture by manipulation thereof, azoom adjustment ring for adjusting zoom by manipulation thereof, or afocus adjustment ring for adjusting focus by manipulation thereof.

The lens module 100 includes at least one of the focus adjustment ring,the zoom adjustment ring, and the aperture adjustment ring, and one ormore adjustment rings selected by selection of the selection button 120may be the adjustment ring 110 of the digital camera 10 according to anembodiment. In this way, a setting value to be set can be easily set orchanged without a need to mount an additional apparatus and sensorstructure for a separate adjustment ring.

To this end, a setting item to be set by the adjustment ring 110 ispreviously designated and whether to set a setting value of thepreviously designated setting item, focus, zoom, or aperture bymanipulation of the adjustment ring 110 is selected by selection of theselection button 120.

In an embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a lens module 100′ includes anaperture adjustment ring 111, a zoom adjustment ring 112, and a focusadjustment ring 113 which are mounted on a lens barrel 100 a′.

At least one of the aperture adjustment ring 111 for adjusting anaperture by manipulation thereof, the zoom adjustment ring 112 foradjusting zoom by manipulation thereof, and the focus adjustment ring113 for adjusting focus by manipulation thereof may serve as theadjustment ring 110.

By selection of the selection button 120 or selection of anotherseparately provided selector button (for example, button 20 of FIG. 2),at least one of the aperture adjustment ring 111, the zoom adjustmentring 112, and the focus adjustment ring 113 may be selected as theadjustment ring 110.

Meanwhile, a shutter-release button 12 and a mode dial 13 may beprovided on an outer side of the body 10 a of the digital camera 10. Adirection button 16, a menu-OK button 17, and a display panel 15 may beprovided on a rear side of the digital camera 10.

The shutter-release button 12 may open or close a shutter to expose animaging device (for example, a charge coupled device (CCD) or acomplementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)) to light for apredetermined time. The mode dial 13 is used to input a photographingmode selection.

In the body 10 a of the digital camera 10, various modes may be selectedand inputted through the mode dial 13. The various modes can include anAUTO (automatic photographing) mode for minimizing user setting andquickly and conveniently capturing an image according to the purpose ofuse, a SCENE mode for simply setting optical camera settings accordingto a photographing condition or a state of an object, an EFFECT mode forgiving a special effect to image capturing such as continuous capturingand scene capturing, and an A/S/M mode for manually setting variousfunctions including an aperture and a shutter speed for a photographingoperation.

The various modes may further include an additional mode, e.g., anintelligent function mode to allow at least one of the focus adjustmentring 113, the zoom adjustment ring 112, and the aperture adjustment ring111 included in the lens module 100 to function as the adjustment ring110 according to an embodiment. In this case, when the mode dial 13provides the intelligent function mode and the intelligent function modeis selected, a corresponding set adjustment ring 111, 112, or 113 mayoperate as the adjustment ring 110.

The direction button 16 may include a total of four buttons including anup button, a down button, a left button, and a right button. Throughoperations of the direction button 16 and the menu-OK button 17, variousmenus associated with operations of the digital image processingapparatus, such as the digital camera 10, may be executed and displayedon the display panel 15.

A menu system is displayed on a display device such as the display panel15, and operates by manipulation of a touch screen and/or the directionbutton 16 and the menu-OK button 17. In this case, setting items thatcan be set by manipulation of the adjustment ring 110 are designated andan order thereof may be designated by the menu system.

The menu system may be the selection unit 120 according to an embodimentwhich changes a setting item to be set, by selection thereof.

In the body 10 a of the digital camera 10, a manipulation switch 11 formoving the lens forward or backward may be provided. The manipulationswitch 11 may include a forward manipulation switch 11 a and a backwardmanipulation switch 11 b.

The lens module 100 may operate to move the lens forward by manipulationof the forward manipulation switch 11 a. The lens module 100 may alsooperate to move the lens backward by manipulation of the backwardmanipulation switch 11 b.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the focus adjustment ring may be usedas the adjustment ring 110. In this case, by selection of the selectionunit 120, the adjustment ring 110 may function as the focus adjustmentring or may be used as the adjustment ring 110 for setting a settingvalue for a setting item designated according to an embodiment.

When the adjustment ring 110 is used as the focus adjustment ring, uponmanipulation of the adjustment ring 110, a focus lens mounted in thelens barrel 100 a is moved forward or backward in the optical-axisdirection to adjust focus. In particular, in an auto focusing mode wherethe focus adjustment ring is not used for focus control input, the focusadjustment ring may be used instead as the adjustment ring 110 withoutseparate selection of the selection unit 120. In a manual focusing mode,the focus adjustment ring may be used for focus adjustment.

The display panel 15 may be an image display element such as a liquidcrystal display (LCD). The display panel 15 may be included in a displayunit where an input image is displayed as a live view or a stored imageis reproduced and displayed. A control apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 3 maybe mounted in an inner side and/or an outer side of the body 10 a of thedigital camera 10.

An embodiment of the digital image processing apparatus can be appliedto a digital camera and an apparatus and method for controlling the samedisclosed in U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2004/0130650 to thepresent applicant (entitled “Method of Automatically Focusing UsingQuadratic Function in Camera”). The digital camera and the apparatus andmethod for controlling the same disclosed in the aforementioned U.S.Patent Application Pub. No. 2004/0130650 is incorporated herein in itsentirety by reference, and a description thereof will not be provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control apparatus 200 of the digitalimage processing apparatus according to an embodiment. The controlapparatus 200 may be mounted in an inner side of the digital camera 10shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, an optical system (OPS) 221 may include a lensportion and a filter portion to optically process light incident from anobject. The lens portion of the OPS 221 may include a zoom lens, a focuslens, and a compensation lens. Once a user presses a wide-angle-zoombutton W or a telephoto-zoom button T included in a user input unit 217,a corresponding signal is input to a microcontroller 212.

In accordance with the microcontroller 212 and the user input unit 217,a zoom motor M_(z) can be driven to move the zoom lens. That is, whenthe wide-angle-zoom button W is pressed, a focal length of the zoom lensis reduced, thus increasing the angle of view; and when thetelephoto-zoom button T is pressed, the focal length of the zoom lens isincreased, thus reducing the angle of view.

In the auto focusing mode, a main controller embedded in a digitalsignal processor (DSP) 207 can control an optical driving unit 210through the microcontroller 212 and thus drives a focus motor M_(F). Inother words, by driving the focus motor M_(F), the focus lens can bemoved to a focus position where the clearest picture can be obtained,thus performing automatic focus adjustment.

The compensation lens may not be separately driven because itcompensates for an overall refractive index. An aperture adjustmentmotor M_(A) can be used to drive an aperture.

The filter portion of the OPS 221 may include an optical low pass filterand an infra-red cut filter. The optical low pass filter can canceloptical noise of a high-frequency component. The infra-red cut filtercan cut an infra-red component of incident light.

An optical-electronic converter (OEC) 222 may include an imaging devicesuch as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxidesemiconductor (CMOS). The OEC 222 can convert light from the OPS 221into an electric analog signal.

An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) may include a correlation doublesampler and analog-to-digital converter (CDS-ADC) 201. The ADC canprocess an analog signal from the OEC 222 to cancel high-frequency noisefrom the analog signal and/or to adjust the amplitude of the analogsignal, and can then convert the analog signal into a digital signal.The DSP 207 can control a timing circuit 202 to control operations ofthe OEC 222 and the CDS-ADC 201.

The OPS 221, the OEC 222, and the CDS-ADC 201 may be included in animage input unit for receiving an input image according to anembodiment.

A real-time clock (RTC) 203 can provide time information to the DSP 207.The DSP 207 can process the digital signal provided from the CDS-ADC 201to generate a digital image signal classified with luminance (Y) andcolor (R, G, B) or chroma, brightness, and color (R, G, B).

A light emission portion 216 driven by the microcontroller 212 under thecontrol of the main controller embedded in the DSP 207 may include aself-timer lamp, an auto-focusing lamp, a mode indication lamp, and aflash standby mode.

A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) 204 can temporarily store thedigital image signal from the DSP 207. An electrically erasable andprogrammable read only memory (EEPROM) 205 can store algorithms andsetting data, such as a booting program and a key input programnecessary for an operation of the DSP 207. A user's memory card may beremovable from a memory card interface (MCI) 206.

The digital image signal from the DSP 207 can be input to a displaypanel driving unit 214, and thus the image can be displayed on a displaypanel 215.

The display panel 215 and the display panel driving unit 214 for drivingthe display panel 215 may be included in a display unit according anembodiment. An input image may be displayed as a live view or a storedimage may be reproduced and displayed on the display unit.

The digital image signal from the DSP 207 may be transmitted via serialcommunication through a universal serial bus (USB) connection unit 231 aor an RS232C interface 208 and a connection unit 231 b thereof, and maybe transmitted as a video signal through a video filter 209 and a videooutput unit 231 c. The DSP 207 may have a microcontroller embeddedtherein.

An audio processor 213 outputs an audio signal from a microphone 218 tothe DSP 207 or a speaker 219, and outputs an audio signal from the DSP207 to the speaker 219. A flash controller 211 controls an operation ofa flash 220. The flash controller 211 may be controlled by a controlsignal that is output from the microcontroller 212.

FIGS. 7 and 8 schematically show embodiments of the i-Function menudisplayed on the display panel 15 of the digital camera 10 shown in FIG.2.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the display panel 15 can display displayscreens 70 and 80 which show an image and/or various settings oroperation statuses. The display screens 70 and 80 may include selectionregions 72 and 82, respectively, and adjustment regions 71 and 81,respectively.

The selection regions 72 and 82 may show at least one setting item. Theadjustment regions 71 and 81 may show a setting value which is currentlyset for at least one displayed setting item, together with candidatesetting values that can be set for the at least one displayed settingitem.

In other words, at least one setting item and an adjustment status of asetting value for a particular setting item can be displayed on thedisplay screens 70 and 80. Thus, the user can see setting items that canbe set and a setting status of a setting item to be set at a glance on asingle screen. As such, the apparatus for processing a digital imageaccording to an embodiment can improve user convenience in a menusetting operation through the i-Function menu.

Menus displayed on the selection regions 72 and 82 and the adjustmentregions 71 and 81 may be controlled by the selection unit 120, e.g., theselection button 120, and the adjustment unit 110, e.g., the adjustmentring 110. Thus, by interworking the physical user interface (PUI) and agraphic user interface (GUI), user convenience in a function settingoperation can be improved.

Selection bars 74 and 84 may be displayed on the selection regions 72and 82, respectively. The selection bars 74 and 84 may be displayed suchthat designated setting items are disposed in sequence according to aset display order on the selection regions 72 and 82.

Adjustment bars 73 and 83 may be displayed on the adjustment regions 71and 81. The adjustment bars 73 and 83 may be displayed for a selectionitem designated by default or selected from among the display itemsdisplayed on the selection bars 74 and 84, such that a currently setsetting value and candidate setting values that can be set may bedisposed together in sequence on the adjustment regions 71 and 81.

The selection item may be a setting item designated by default upon callof an i-Function menu among candidate items. In another embodiment, theselection item may have been selected from among the display itemsdisplayed on the selection bar 74 or 84 by manipulation of the selectionbutton 120 or the selection ring 120.

To this end, candidate items that can be displayed on the selection bar74 or 84 may be designated, and a predetermined number of display itemsamong the candidate items may be displayed on the selection bar 74 or84. The selection item among the display items may be displayeddifferently from the other display items, thereby allowing the user toeasily recognize the display item for which a setting value is displayedon the adjustment bar 73 or 83.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of an i-Function menu where aperture F is aselection item. Thus, aperture F may be the selection item and bedisplayed differently from the other display items.

The selection bar 74 may display focus auto (MF, CAF), aperture F,shutter speed S, exposure EV, sensitivity ISO, white balance WB, andzoom iZoom as display items. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, theaperture F is selected as a selection item, and the selection item maybe displayed distinguishably by being dashed or colored differently.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of an i-Function menu where manual focus MFis a selection item. Thus, the manual focus MF may be the selection itemand be displayed differently from the other display items.

The selection bar 84 may display focus (MF, CAF), aperture F, shutterspeed S, exposure EV, sensitivity ISO, white balance WB, and zoom iZoomas display items. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the manual focus isselected as a selection item, and the selection item may be displayeddistinguishably by being dashed or colored differently.

When the number of display items displayed on the selection bar 74 or 84is less than the number of candidate items, a configuration of displayitems may be changed with a change in selection items.

Setting items and current setting values therefor may be displayedtogether on the selection bar 74 or 84. For example, as shown in FIG. 7,aperture F and a setting value of 4 for the same, shutter speed S and asetting value of 4000 for the same, sensitivity ISO and a setting valueof 3200 for the same, white balance WB and a setting value of sunlightfor the same, and zoom iZoom and a setting value of x1 for the same maybe displayed together on the selection bar 74.

On the adjustment bar 73 or 83, a setting range of candidate settingvalues for a selection item may be displayed according to a set order. Acurrent setting value may also be displayed together with the settingrange on the adjustment bars 73 and 83.

The setting range may be displayed in order of magnitude of candidatesetting values for a setting item having a setting value distinguishedby its magnitude. On the adjustment bar 73 or 83, a setting range ofcandidate setting values for a selection item may be displayed in orderof magnitude.

The setting range of candidate setting values for a selection item maybe displayed according to magnitude from left to right or from right toleft. Thus, the user can intuitively recognize the setting range and thecurrent setting value.

The setting range may be displayed as an image or a character on theadjustment bar 73 or 83. A lower limit, an upper limit, and a currentsetting value of the setting range may be displayed as characters on theadjustment bar 73 or 83. On the adjustment bar 73 or 83, the settingrange may be displayed in the shape of a graduated ruler or a bar graph.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the aperture F is selected as aselection item, a setting range for the aperture F is displayed in theshape of a graduated ruler with a lower limit of 2.8 and an upper limitof 16 on the adjustment bar 73. A current setting value of 4 may bedisplayed in a position corresponding to the current setting valuewithin the entire setting range displayed as a graduated ruler on theadjustment bar 73.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the manual focus MF is selected as aselection item and a setting range for the manual focus MF is displayedin the shape of a bar graph with a lower limit of near and an upperlimit of far on the adjustment bar 83. A current setting value may bedisplayed in a position corresponding to the current setting valuewithin the entire setting range displayed as a bar graph on theadjustment bar 83.

In this case, by manipulation of the selection button 120, the selectionitem may be activated while moving from left to right or from right toleft on the selection bar 74 or 84. As the selection item is changed, asetting range and a setting value for the activated selection item maybe automatically changed to range and values corresponding to thechanged selection item. The change of the selection item may be madeaccording to the number of times the selection button 120 is pressed.

By manipulation of the adjustment ring 110, the current setting valuemay be changed from left to right or from right to left on theadjustment bar 73 or 83. The current setting value may be applied as asetting value for a selection item by manipulation of a particularbutton, for example, the menu-OK button 17, thus changing the settingvalue for the selection item.

According to a direction of rotation of the adjustment ring 110, thesetting value for the selection item may be increased or decreased. Forexample, if the adjustment ring 110 is rotated to the left, the currentsetting value may be decreased on the adjustment bar 73 or 83; if theadjustment ring 110 is rotated to the right, the current setting valuemay be increased on the adjustment bar 73 or 83.

In another embodiment, when a setting value for a setting item ischanged, the changed setting value may be reflected in real time. Inother words, upon manipulation of the adjustment ring 110, the currentsetting value of the selection item is changed on the adjustment bar 73or 83 and the setting value of the selection item is reflected andchanged in real time, such that input of an input image or an operationof the camera 10 may be performed with the changed setting value.

When a setting value of a setting item is changed, a setting value ofanother setting item may also be changed in connection with the settingvalue of the setting item. For example, for setting items includingaperture, shutter speed, and exposure, when a setting value for one ofthese setting items is changed, a setting value of another setting itemmay also be changed at the same time.

In this case, when the setting value for the setting item is changed, aninput image may be inputted based on the changed setting value, and theinput image can be displayed as a live view on the display panel 15.

A change of the setting value associated with a photographing operationmay be reflected in real time, and an input image may be input based onthe changed setting value. The input image based on the changed settingvalue may be displayed as a live view on the display panel 15. Settingitems changed in real time in association with a photographing operationmay include aperture, shutter speed, and exposure.

By selection of a menu setting or a designated button (for example,button 20 of FIG. 2), an i-Function menu may be called and displayed onthe display screen 70 or 80. In this case, once the i-Function menu iscalled, the selection bar 74 or 84 may be displayed on the selectionregion 72 or 82 and the adjustment bar 73 or 83 may be displayed on theadjustment region 71 or 81.

For example, by pressing the selection button 120 corresponding to theselection unit during operation of the camera, the i-Function menu maybe called. Thus, a designated selection item is activated and theadjustment bar 73 or 83 for the selection item are displayed to allowthe user to adjust a setting value for the selection item.

In another embodiment, when a particular menu is called or a particularbutton assigned to the particular menu is pressed during an on-state ofthe iFn, the i-Function menu may be displayed on the display screen 70or 80. In another embodiment, if the adjustment unit, for example, theadjustment ring 110 is actuated during an on-state of a set function,e.g., the iFn, the selection bar 74 or 84 can be displayed on theselection region 72 or 82 and the adjustment bar 73 or 83 can bedisplayed on the adjustment region 71 or 81, such that the i-Functionmenu can be called.

Depending on a function and/or a feature set by a setting item, a schemefor matching the PUI and the GUI may change. Thus, by intuitivelyconnecting the PUI and the GUI, function setting by the user can befacilitated.

In other words, if a setting value set by a setting item is independent,rather than continuous or homogeneous, it may be changed by adiscontinuous type manipulation unit. If a setting value set by asetting item is continuous or homogeneous, it may be changed by acontinuous type manipulation.

In this regard, white balance WB may be a setting item having adiscontinuous setting value, and aperture F, shutter speed S, and zoomiZoom may be setting items having continuous setting values.

The discontinuous-type manipulation unit may be at least one of abutton, a sliding switch, a rotation ring, and a rotation selectorswitch. The continuous-type manipulation unit may be a ring typemanipulation unit. The ring-type manipulation unit may be rotated withrespect to the lens barrel 100 a or may be slid in the longitudinaldirection of the lens barrel 100 a.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of a selection region 93 of an i-Functionmenu, which is displayed in a blank region 92 due to a difference in anaspect ratio between the display panel 15 and the imaging device. Theaspect ratio of the display panel 15 may not be the same as that of theimaging device. In this case, when an input image inputted through theimaging device is displayed on the display panel 15 without changing theaspect ratio of the input image, a blank region 92 where no image isdisplayed may be generated on a display screen 90 of the display panel15.

The entire display screen 90 may include an image region 91 where animage is displayed and the blank region 92 where no image is displayed.The blank region 92 may be a wasted region of the display screen 90.However, at least one of the selection region 93 and the adjustmentregion may be disposed on the blank region 92. In the embodiment shownin FIG. 9, the selection region 93 is disposed on the blank region 92.

Accordingly, the display screen 90 of the display panel 15 can beefficiently utilized.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, a lower end portion of a displayscreen 101 displayed on the display panel 15 is used as an informationdisplay region 102.

That is, the lower end portion of the display screen 101 is used as theinformation display region 102 where a current setting status of afunction necessary for a photographing operation or another operation ofthe camera may be shown to the user.

Once the i-Function menu is called, the information display region 102can disappear and the selection bar 74 and the adjustment bar 73 asshown in FIG. 7 can be displayed on corresponding positions. In thiscase, in the i-Function menu, the simple passive information displayregion 102 may be used as an active information setting region with theselection bar 74 and the adjustment bar 73.

The information display region 102 may be the blank region 92 of FIG. 9.In this case, when a live view image is displayed on the display panel15, currently set setting information may be displayed on the blankregion 92. When a preset setting function, for example, the i-Functionmenu, is called, at least one of the selection region and the adjustmentregion may be displayed on the blank region.

FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate embodiments of the i-Function menu in whichthe selection bar 74 or 84 and the adjustment bar 73 or 83 are disposedon the display screen 70 or 80 at positions corresponding to positionsof the selection unit and then adjustment ring. Referring to FIGS. 11and 12, the selection bar 74 or 84 and the adjustment bar 73 or 83 aredisposed on the display screen 70 or 80 at positions corresponding topositions of the selection unit 120 and the adjustment ring 110.

That is, if the selection unit 110 is disposed behind the adjustmentunit 120 with respect to the body 10 a, the selection bar 74 may bedisposed under the adjustment bar 73 on the display screen. In anotherembodiment, if the selection unit 110 is disposed in front of theadjustment unit 120 with respect to the body 10 a, the selection bar 74may be disposed above the adjustment bar 73 on the display screen.

Thus, by matching a position relation of the PUI and a position relationof the GUI, the user can set a setting function by intuitivemanipulation.

FIG. 11 shows a position relationship between the selection bar 74 andthe adjustment bar 73 when the selection unit 120 is the selectionbutton 120 and the adjustment unit 110 is the adjustment ring 110 thatis a rotational ring type. When the selection button 120 is disposedbehind the adjustment ring 110, the selection bar 74 is disposed behindthe adjustment bar 73 on the display screen.

FIG. 12 shows a position relationship between the selection bar 74 andthe adjustment bar 73 when the selection unit 120 is a selection ring120 a that is a rotational ring type and the adjustment unit 110 is theadjustment ring 110 that is a rotational ring type. When the selectionring 120 a is disposed behind the adjustment ring 110, the selection bar74 is disposed under the adjustment bar 73 on the display screen.

In FIG. 7, the i-Function menu showing the selection bar 74 and theadjustment bar 73 is disposed in a lower end portion of the displayscreen 70. The selection bar 74 may be displayed on the selection region72, such that display items are disposed in a horizontal direction fromleft to right or from right to left according to a set order. Theadjustment bar 73 may be displayed on the adjustment region 71 inparallel with the selection bar 74. In this case, the selection bar 74and the adjustment bar 73 may be displayed in an upper end portion or alower end portion of the display screen 70.

In FIG. 13, an i-Function menu showing the adjustment bar 33 and theselection bar 34 is disposed on the right side of a display screen 30.

The selection bar 34 may be disposed on a selection region 32 such thatdisplay items are disposed in a vertical direction from top to bottom orfrom bottom to top according to a set order. The adjustment bar 33 maybe displayed on an adjustment region 31 in parallel with the selectionbar 34. In this case, the selection bar 34 and the adjustment bar 33 maybe displayed in a left end portion or a right end portion of the displayscreen 30.

When the i-Function menu is disposed in a vertical direction, theadjustment unit 110 may be the adjustment ring 110 a which is slid inthe longitudinal direction of the lens barrel 100 a. In this case, theadjustment ring 110 a moving forward or backward and the adjustment bar33 adjusted in the vertical direction are disposed in the samedirection, such that the user can intuitively connect the PUI and theGUI.

A control method for an apparatus for processing a digital imageaccording to another embodiment is a control method for the digitalimage processing apparatus 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1through 13. Thus, the description referring to FIGS. 1 through 13 canalso be applied to the control method in the same manner.

The control method may include an image input operation, an imagedisplay operation, a selection region display operation, and anadjustment region display operation.

In the image input operation, an input image is inputted. In the imagedisplay operation, the input image is displayed on the display screen 70or 80. In the selection region display operation, at least one settingitem is displayed on the selection region 72 or 82 which is disposed inat least a region of the display screen 70 or 80. In the adjustmentregion display operation, a current setting value which is currently setfor at least one of the setting items and candidate setting values thatcan be set for the setting item are displayed on the adjustment region71 or 81 which is disposed in at least a region of the display screen 70or 80.

The selection bar 74 or 84, where designated setting items are disposedin sequence according to a set display order, may be displayed on theselection region 72 or 82. Setting items and current setting values forthe respective setting items may be displayed together on the selectionbar 74 or 84.

The adjustment bar 73 or 83, where for a selection item designated bydefault or selected from among the display items, a currently setsetting value and candidate setting values that can be set are disposedtogether in sequence, may be displayed on the adjustment region 71 or81.

By selection of menu setting or a designated button, the selection bar74 or 84 can be displayed on the selection region 72 or 82, and theadjustment bar 73 or 83 can be displayed on the adjustment region 71 or81, thereby displaying the i-Function menu.

According to an embodiment, by displaying a setting item designated bythe user and a setting status of a setting value for the setting item tothe user, the user can efficiently set items necessary for aphotographing operation and/or other operations.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and describedwith reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understoodby those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form anddetails may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as defined by the following claims.

The apparatus described herein may include a processor, a memory forstoring and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a diskdrive, a communication port for communicating with an external device,and a user interface unit, such as a touch panel, a key, a button, etc.Methods implemented with a software module or algorithm may be stored ascomputer-readable codes or program commands, which can be executed onthe processor, on a computer-readable recording medium, etc.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium may include magneticstorage media such as read-only memory (ROM), random access memory(RAM), floppy disks, and hard disks, and optical data storage devicessuch as CD-ROMs and digital versatile discs (DVD). The computer-readablerecording medium can also be distributed over a network of coupledcomputer systems so that the computer-readable code is stored andexecuted in a decentralized fashion. The code can be read by thecomputer, stored in the memory, and executed on the processor.

All documents cited herein, including published documents, patentapplications, and patents, may be incorporated herein by reference tothe same extent as if each cited document were individually andspecifically indicated to be incorporated by reference and were setforth in its entirety herein.

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of theinvention, reference has been made to the embodiments illustrated in thedrawings, and specific language has been used to describe theseembodiments. However, no limitation of the scope of the invention isintended by this specific language, and the invention should beconstrued to encompass all embodiments that would normally occur to oneof ordinary skill in the art. The terminology used herein is for thepurpose of describing the particular embodiments and is not intended tobe limiting of exemplary embodiments of the invention.

The present invention may be described in terms of functional blockcomponents and various processing steps. Such functional blocks may berealized by any number of hardware and/or software components configuredto perform the specified functions.

For example, the present invention may employ various integrated circuitcomponents, e.g., memory elements, processing elements, logic elements,look-up tables, and the like, which may carry out a variety of functionsunder the control of one or more microprocessors or other controldevices. Similarly, where the elements of the present invention areimplemented using software programming or software elements theinvention may be implemented with any programming or scripting languagesuch as C, C++, Java, assembler, or the like, with the variousalgorithms being implemented with any combination of data structures,objects, processes, routines or other programming elements. Functionalaspects may be implemented with an algorithm executed in one or moreprocessors. Furthermore, the invention could employ conventionaltechniques for electronics configuration, signal processing and/orcontrol, data processing, and the like. Terms such as “mechanism”,“element”, “means”, and “structure” can be used in a broad sense and arenot limited to mechanical and physical structures, but may includesoftware routines in connection with processors, etc. The terms mayinclude a meaning of a series of routines of software in associationwith a processor.

The particular implementations shown and described herein areillustrative examples of the invention and are not intended to otherwiselimit the scope of the invention in any way. For the sake of brevity,conventional electronics, control systems, software development andother functional aspects of the systems (and components of theindividual operating components of the systems) may not be described indetail. Furthermore, the connecting lines, or connectors shown in thevarious figures presented are intended to represent exemplary functionalrelationships and/or physical or logical couplings between the variouselements. It should be noted that many alternative or additionalfunctional relationships, physical connections, or logical connectionsmay be present in a practical device. Moreover, no item or component isessential to the practice of the invention unless the element isspecifically described as “essential” or “critical”.

In the specification (particularly in the claims) of the invention, theuse of the term “a,” “an,” “the,” and its similar indicative terms inthe context of describing the invention (especially in the context ofthe following claims) are to be construed to cover both singular andplural, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also berecognized that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,”“including,” “has,” and “having,” as used herein, are specificallyintended to be read as open-ended terms of art. In addition, it shouldbe understood that although the terms “first,” “second,” etc. may beused to herein to describe various elements, these elements should notbe limited by these terms, which are only used to distinguish oneelement from another. Furthermore, recitation of ranges of value hereinare merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referringindividually to each separate value included in that range is applied(unless otherwise indicated herein), and such statement is equivalent toan incorporation of each individual value forming the range into thespecification as if each value were individually recited herein. Unlessthe order of steps forming the method according to the present inventionare explicitly stated or stated otherwise, those steps may be performedin any appropriate order. The stated order of the steps does notnecessarily limit the invention.

The use of any and all examples or exemplary language (e.g. “such as,”“for example,” and “so forth”) provided herein, is merely intended todescribe the invention in detail, and thus unless defined by the claims,the scope of the invention is not limited by the example or exemplaryterm. In addition, it can be understood by those of ordinary skill inthe art that various modifications, combinations, and changes can bemade according to design conditions and factors within the scope of theclaims and equivalents thereof. Therefore, the scope of the invention isdefined not by the detailed description of the invention but by thefollowing claims, and all differences within the scope will be construedas being included in the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A digital image processing apparatus, theapparatus comprising: a body; an image input unit; a display unitdisposed on the body with a display screen for simultaneously displayingan input image, current setting values for the displayed input image,and setting information comprising a plurality of user-selectablesetting items, wherein the display screen includes: a selection regionwhere the plurality of setting items are displayed along with the inputimage setting values for those setting items; and an adjustment regionwhere a current setting value is displayed together with a range ofcandidate setting values that can be set for a selected setting item,wherein when a setting value for at least one setting item comprisingaperture, shutter speed, and exposure is changed, a setting value foranother setting item is also changed in association with the changedsetting value, wherein a selection bar is displayed on the selectionregion and the selection bar includes at least two setting itemsdisposed along the selection bar in a sequence according to a setdisplay order between a first edge of the display unit and a second edgeopposite the first edge of the display unit, wherein an adjustment baris displayed on the adjustment region in parallel with the selection barand the adjustment bar includes the currently set current setting valueand the candidate setting values for a selection item designated bydefault.
 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein candidate items that aredisplayed along the selection bar are designated, and a predeterminednumber of display items from among the candidate items are displayed onthe selection bar.
 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein when a number ofdisplay items is less than a number of the candidate items, and theconfiguration of the display items changes with a change in theselection item.
 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selection itemis displayed differently from other display items.
 5. The apparatus ofclaim 1, wherein at least one setting item and a current setting valuefor the at least one setting item are displayed together on theselection bar.
 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a setting range ofcandidate setting values that can be set for the selection item isdisplayed according to a set order and the current setting value is alsodisplayed together with the setting range on the adjustment bar.
 7. Theapparatus of claim 6, wherein the setting range is displayed as at leastone of an image and a character on the adjustment bar; and a lowerlimit, an upper limit, and a current setting value of the setting rangeare displayed as characters.
 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein thesetting range is displayed in the shape of at least one of a graduatedruler and a bar graph on the adjustment bar.
 9. The apparatus of claim6, wherein the setting range of candidate setting values that can be setfor the selection item is displayed on the adjustment bar, such that thecandidate setting values are consecutively displayed according to amagnitude thereof.
 10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising alens module mounted on the body, wherein a selection unit for selectinga selection item to be set from among a plurality of setting items isdisposed in the body, and an adjustment unit for adjusting a settingvalue for the selection item by manipulation of the adjustment unit isdisposed in the lens module.
 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein theselection unit is at least one of a button, a sliding switch, and arotation selector switch.
 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein theselection unit is a selection ring installed in a lens barrel, and theselection ring is adapted to be at least one of rotated with respect tothe lens barrel and slid in a longitudinal direction of the lens barrel.13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the adjustment unit is anadjustment ring installed in a lens barrel.
 14. The apparatus of claim13, wherein the adjustment ring is at least one of a focus adjust ringfor adjusting focus by manipulation thereof, a zoom adjust ring foradjusting zoom by manipulation thereof, and an aperture adjust ring foradjusting an aperture by manipulation thereof.
 15. The apparatus ofclaim 10, wherein the lens module is detachable from the body.
 16. Theapparatus of claim 10, wherein when the selection unit operates, aselection bar is displayed on the selection region and an adjustment baris displayed on the adjustment region.
 17. The apparatus of claim 10,wherein when the adjustment unit operates during an on-state of a setfunction, a selection bar is displayed on the selection region and anadjustment bar is displayed on the adjustment region.
 18. The apparatusof claim 10, wherein the selection unit is disposed behind theadjustment unit with respect to the body, and the selection region isdisposed below the adjustment region on the display unit.
 19. Theapparatus of claim 10, wherein the selection unit is disposed in frontof the adjustment unit with respect to the body, and the selectionregion is disposed above the adjustment region on the display unit. 20.The apparatus of claim 1, wherein by at least one of a selection of amenu setting and a designated button, the selection bar is displayed onthe selection region and the adjustment bar is displayed on theadjustment region.
 21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selectionbar and the adjustment bar are displayed in at least one end portion ofthe display unit.
 22. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adjustmentunit is an adjustment ring installed in the lens barrel, and theadjustment ring is slid in a longitudinal direction of a lens barrel.23. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a setting value set by at leastone of the setting items having a discontinuous setting value is changedby a manipulation unit that is at least one of a button, a slidingswitch, and a rotation selector switch.
 24. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein a setting value set by at least one of the setting items havinga continuous setting value is changed by a ring-type manipulation unit.25. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the selectionregion and the adjustment region is disposed in a blank region generateddue to a difference in an aspect ratio between the display unit and animage sensor of the display unit.
 26. The apparatus of claim 25, whereinwhen a live view image is displayed on the display unit, currently setsetting information is displayed on the blank region.
 27. The apparatusof claim 26, wherein when a preset setting function is called, at leastone of the selection region and the adjustment region is displayed onthe blank region.
 28. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a settingvalue for a setting item is changed, the changed setting value isreflected in real time on the adjustment bar during an operation. 29.The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an image input unit throughwhich an input image is inputted, wherein if a setting value for atleast one setting item is changed, the input image is inputted based onthe changed setting value, and the input image based on the changedsetting value is displayed as a live view on the display unit.
 30. Amethod of controlling a digital image processing apparatus, the methodcomprising: receiving an input image; displaying the input image on adisplay unit; displaying a plurality of setting items on a selectionregion of the display unit along with the input image and currentsetting values for the plurality of setting items; displaying a currentsetting value and a range of candidate setting values for a selectedsetting item together on an adjustment region of the display unit,wherein when a setting value for at least one setting item comprisingaperture, shutter speed, and exposure is changed, a setting value foranother setting item is also changed in association with the changedsetting value, wherein a selection bar, where display items are disposedin a sequence according to a set display order along the selection barbetween a first edge of the display unit and a second edge opposite thefirst edge of the display unit, is displayed on the selection region,and an adjustment bar, where for a selection item designated by defaultor selected from among the display items, a currently set currentsetting value and candidate setting values that can be set are disposedin a sequence, is displayed along the adjustment bar in the adjustmentregion.
 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the setting items andcurrent setting values for the respective setting items are displayedtogether on the selection bar.
 32. The method of claim 30, wherein asetting range of the candidate setting values that can be set for theselection item is displayed along the adjustment bar, such that thecandidate setting values are consecutively displayed according to amagnitude thereof.
 33. The method of claim 30, wherein by at least oneof a selection of a menu setting and a designated button, the selectionbar is displayed on the selection region and the adjustment bar isdisplayed on the adjustment region.